Logistics Training Center Opens in Iraq

American Forces Press Service


WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2004 -- A new logistics training facility that gives
soldiers and units the technical help they need to use the Army's automated
logistics systems in theater officially opened at Logistics Support Area
Anaconda, in Balad, Iraq, Oct. 1.

The Automated Logistics Assistance Team training facility provides classroom
training and over-the-shoulder tailored training, according to officials at
Multinational Force Iraq.

Locating the center in Iraq saves units time and money and provides immediate
help to deployed soldiers, officials said. Otherwise, units would have to
travel to Kuwait or Fort Lee, Va., for training or assistance with the Army's
logistics computer systems.

The center has been operating for several weeks, officials said. The official
opening ceremony was scheduled to coincide with the graduation ceremony for the
first group of soldiers to be trained in Iraq on a new company-level property-
accountability system, they said.

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